Never Let Me Down

by David Bowie

Type: Album
Released: 27 April 1987
Label: EMI
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 49:04
Community rating: 2.21/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

David Bowie leaned heavily into dense, heavily synthesized pop-rock and commercial AOR sensibilities for 'Never Let Me Down', producing a distinctly upbeat, arena-ready sound. While often criticized for its overproduced, glossy 80s aesthetic, the record features incredibly energetic, melodic hooks and conscious, politically themed songwriting.

Genres

Pop Rock

Descriptors: melodic, political, conscious

Tracklist

Credits

David Bowie - primary artist, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer [moog], harmonica, producer, tambourine, written-by, rap
Stan Harrison - alto saxophone
Mick Haggerty - artwork [art, set], design
Carlos Alomar - backing vocals, guitar, guitar synthesizer, tambourine, written-by
Diva Gray - backing vocals
Erdal Kizilcay - backing vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, trumpet, guitar, written-by, violin
Gordon Grody - backing vocals
Lani Groves - backing vocals
Robin Clark - backing vocals
Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
Carmine Rojas - bass
André Gauchat - engineer [assistant]
Jon Goldberger - engineer [assistant]
Justin Shirley-Smith - engineer [assistant]
Earl Gardner - flugelhorn, trumpet
Peter Frampton - lead guitar
Bob Ludwig - mastered by
Bob Clearmountain - mixed by
David Richards - mixed by [assisted by], producer
'Crusher' Bennett - percussion
Greg Gorman - photography by
Philippe Saisse - piano, keyboards
Malcolm Pollack - recorded by [additional]
Ron Oates - set designer [set construction]
Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
Laurie Frink - trumpet
Sid McGinnis - lead guitar
The Coquettes - backing vocals
Mickey Rourke - rap
Iggy Pop - written-by
Ivan Kral - written-by